Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metres

Women's 400 metres at the XVI Pan American Games
Venue Telmex Athletics Stadium
Dates October 25 – October 26
Competitors 14 from 10 nations
Medalists
 Jennifer Padilla  Colombia
 Daisurami Bonne  Cuba
 Geisa Coutinho  Brazil
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The women's 400 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games will take place between the 24 and 26 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion is Ana Guevara of Mexico, who has since retired.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record  Marita Koch (GDR) 47.60 Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985
Pan American Games record  Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) 49.61 Havana, Cuba August 5, 1991

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (53.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]

Schedule

Date Time Round
October 25, 2011 16:15 Semifinals
October 26, 2011 17:40 Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on October 25. The top three in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final.[3][4]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Jennifer Padilla Colombia 51.76 Q
2 2 Daisurami Bonne Cuba 52.20 Q
3 2 Patricia Hall Jamaica 52.47 Q
4 2 Geisa Coutinho Brazil 52.56 q
5 1 Norma González Colombia 52.67 Q
6 1 Aymée Martínez Cuba 52.76 Q
7 1 Joelma Sousa Brazil 52.96 Q
8 1 Raysa Sánchez Dominican Republic 53.08 q
9 1 Nallely Vela Mexico 53.29
10 1 Christian Brennan Canada 53.34
11 1 Leslie Cole United States 53.38
12 2 Kineke Alexander Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.42 SB
13 2 Jessica Cousins United States 54.38
14 2 Kanika Beckles Grenada 56.43

Final

The final was held on October 26.

Rank Name Nationality Time[5] Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Jennifer Padilla Colombia 51.53 PB
2nd, silver medalist(s) Daisurami Bonne Cuba 51.69 PB
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Geisa Coutinho Brazil 51.87
4 Aymée Martínez Cuba 52.09
5 Norma González Colombia 52.18
6 Joelma Sousa Brazil 52.34
7 Patricia Hall Jamaica 52.69
8 Raysa Sánchez Dominican Republic 52.86

References

  1. ↑ Guadalajara 2011 sessions
  2. 1 2 Athletics technical manual Archived November 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Women's 400m Semifinal 1/2". Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Women's 400m Semifinal 2/2". Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Women's 400m Final". Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
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